Page "Pirkei Avot" Paragraph 9

In the course of such study, it is common to preface each chapter with the Mishnaic saying, " All Israel has a share in the world to come " ( Sanhedrin 10: 1 ), and to conclude each chapter with the saying, " The Holy One, blessed be He, wished to bestow merit upon Israel ; therefore he gave them Torah and mitzvot in abundance " ( Makkoth 3: 16 ).